# NTSB MIA65F0008: Cessna 210, N6644X, Tampa, FL, March 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1965
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65F0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1211  65/3/12    TAMPA FLA           CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1091
        TIME - 1430                    N6644X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETER KNIGHT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
        REMARKS- HRDRAULIC FLUID LEAK IN MAIN GEAR DOOR UPLOCK RELEASE-LOW FLUID LEVEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6644X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6644X), registered now, S/N 21057644 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Peter Knight

## Other investigations on N6644X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN75AQA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AQA05), Jul 14, 1974: Cessna 210A (N6644X), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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